Cuff-holder.



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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

IVILLIAM E. BRADT, OF SOI-IENEOTADY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO THE J. V. PILOHER MEG. OO., INCORPORATED, OF LOUISVILLE,KENTUCKY.

CU FF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 683,548, dated October1, 1901.

Application filed May 21, 1900. Serial No. 17.322. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern: formed therein, to yieldingly lock the pinat Be it known that I, VILLIAM E. BRADT, a the limits of its intendedmovement. The citizen of the United States, residing at Schenplate,slideways, slieaths, and spring are prefectady, county of Schenectady,and State of erably formed from a single piece of sheet 55 5NewYork,haveinventedcertain newand usemetal cut, slitted, and bent atone end to ful Improvements in Cuff-Holders, of which form a T-spring,and adjacent thereto the rethe following is a specification. spectiveslideways, and near the other end The invention relates to suchimproveto form the sheaths, the slideways and sheaths ments; and itconsists of the novel construcbeing both formed in the mannerillustrated 6o Io tion and combination of parts hereinafter dein Fig. 3.

scribed and subsequently claimed. The mechanism above describedcomprises Reference may be had to the accompanya means for detachablysecuring the holder ing drawings, and the reference characters to thelining of the coat-sleeve. The holder marked thereon, which form a partof this may be detachably secured to an apparel-cult 65 x 5specification. in any known manner.

Similar characters refer to similar parts in I have shown one end of theplate retrothe several figures. verted at 7 to form a support for apivoted Figure l of the drawings is a view in verclamping-tongue 8,provided with the levertical longitudinal section of a portion of ahandle 9 and adapted to cooperate with the 7o zo coat-sleeve andadetachable cud, showing my under surface of the plate l to form a clampimproved cufE-holderattached to the cul and for detachably securing theholder to a cuff in the operation of being attached to a coatinsertedtherein. sleeve. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the cu- The operation ofthe device is as follows: holder detached. Fig. 3 is a cross-section ofThe holderis first applied to the cuff 18 and 75 2 5 the same, taken onthe broken line 3 3 in Fig. 2. secured thereto in any known manner,after Fig. 4 is a plan view of a bifurcate pin dewhich the cuff, withthe holder attached, is tached. inserted within the coat-sleeve to thedesired The object of my invention is to provide a distance. The pinbeing withdrawn from the simple and efcient mechanism for detachsheath,the operator presses against thehead 8o 3o ably connecting anapparel-cuff with the lin- 17 of the pin with his thumb 13 to insert theing of a coat-sleeve. same, while at the same time he forces the Myimproved'holder comprises a metallic fabric of the coat-sleeve with oneof his fingers plate I, provided at or near one end with one let downupon the body of the plate 1, beor more longitudinal slideways 2 and ator tween the slideways and the sheaths, thereby 85 3 5 near the otherend with alike number of pincausing the pin to pass through and connectpoint sheaths 3 in line with said slideways. with the inner portion ofthe coat-sleeve be- I prefer to employ two slideways and a like fore thepoints of the pins enter the sheaths. number of sheaths, as shown. Theplate 1 By providing the plate 1 with a continuous presents a continuousbody and upper sursupporting-surface between said slideways 9o 4o facebetween said slideways and sheaths. and sheaths and causing the pointsof the pin The bifurcate pin 4 is supported by said plate to traverse apath in close proximity to such with its bifurcate members located insaid surface I am able to limit the amount of fabsldeways and adapted toreciprocate thereric which can thus be forced into the path of throughto and from the respective sheaths. the pin, and thus cause the piu topenetrate 95 45 The ends of the pin are sharply pointed and and connectwith only the lining 10 of the adapted to traverse the space betweensaid coat-sleeve, the plate preventing the body slideways and sheat-hsin close proximity to fabric 12 of the sleeve from entering the path theupper surface of the plate 1. The plate of the pin. I am thus able todetachably and is also provided with a T-shaped spring 5, securelyconnect the cuff with the coat-sleeve roo 5o having its T-head adaptedto bear upon the without any external evidence of such conupper side ofthe pin and enter notches 6, nection.

My improved holder is easily and quickly applied to support the cuff inany desired position Within the sleeve.

The bifurcate members of the pin are preferably provided withstraight-pointed prongs 16 of comparatively small diameter and of alength equal to the distance between the slide- Way and sheath andcomprising the penetrating portion or" the pin. By employing such aconstruction not only is the penetration of the pin facilitated, but Iam able to support the larger members 4 of the pin directly upon theplate l, as shown in Fig. 3, the difference in diameter of said prongand member 4 causing the point to traverse a path a short distance aboveand in close proximity to the su rface of said plate.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A cuff-holder comprising in combination a supporting-plate providedwith a pin-slideway and sheath; means for detachably securing the sameto a cuff; and a pin having a cylindrical sliding member ofcomparatively large diameter adapted to reciprocate in said slidewayupon the surface of said plate, and a cylindrical, pointed, penetratingprong of less diameter than said sliding member and formed integraltherewith, substantially as described.

2. Acuff-holder comprising in combination a pair of parallelpin-slideways; a pair of sheaths for the pin-points; and a continuous,closed, supporting plate or body extending from said slideways to saidsheaths; means for detachably securing said plate to a cuff; and abifurcate pin comprising a yoke, a pair of parallel, cylindrical membersof relatively large diameter reciprocatory through said slideways uponthe surface of said plate, and a pair of cylindrical, pointed members ofrelativelysmall diameter reciprocatory to and from said sheaths in closeproximity to the surface of said plate and adapted to connect With thelining only of a coat-sleeve, substantially as described.

3. A cud-holder comprisingin combination a supporting-plate, providedwith a pin-slideway and sheath, and havin g' a continuous surfacetherebetween in the same plane with the bottom of said slideway; meansfor detachably securing the plate to a cuff; and a pin having acylindrical sliding member of comparatively large diameter adapt-ed torest and slide upon the bottom of said slideWay and surface of saidplate, and a cylindrical pointed member of comparatively small diameteradapted to reciprocate to and from said sheath at a distance above thesurface of said plate equal to one-half the diierence in diameter ofsaid member, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto sot my hand this 14th day of May,1900.

WILLIAM E. BRADT. lVitnesses:

HARRY B. DURYER, JOHN K. MCDONALD.

